Market rankings · West Virginia
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in West Virginia
Markets across West Virginia ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 28
- 14 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +118.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $732.4M
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $26.2M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #40 of 50
- Market score 33 · Lower middle
A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in West Virginia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 urgent care and walk-in clinics in West Virginia. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,005 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in West Virginia spend about $732.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 28 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $26.2M per clinic, 7% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in West Virginia in 2023, up 118.2% from 2019. That is one for every 15,180 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years.
Among 50 states, West Virginia ranks #40 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in West Virginia, the Huntington-Ashland metro area scores highest (52). Kanawha County is the only scored county, at 24.
Every market in West Virginia for urgent care and walk-in clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in West Virginia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 52 | 5 | 0.3 | $31.7M | −2.6% | #90 of 197 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 48 | 289 | 1.2 | $12M | +3.3% | #110 of 197 |
| 2Charleston, WV | 25 | 6 | 0.7 | $14.5M | −4.7% | #183 of 197 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.1 | $133M | +7.1% | |
| Winchester, VA-WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| Morgantown, WV | Not scored | 2 | 0.3 | $30.9M | +1.3% | |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | Not scored | 3 | 0.5 | $21.7M | −3.6% | |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.2 | $55.7M | −3.6% | |
| Beckley, WV | Not scored | 4 | 0.9 | $10.5M | −4.3% | |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.3% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield, WV-VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $19.2M | −3.8% | |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $19.1M | −1.3% | |
| Clarksburg, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $36.4M | −2.4% | |
| Fairmont, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Elkins, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $10.3M | −3.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kanawha County, WV | 24 | 6 | 0.8 | $12.8M | −4.3% | #302 of 325 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +13.7% | |
| Monongalia County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.2 | $48.9M | +2.0% | |
| Cabell County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 0.8 | $12.9M | −3.2% | |
| Wood County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% | |
| Raleigh County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 0.7 | $13.6M | −3.5% | |
| Harrison County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $27.1M | −2.5% | |
| Jefferson County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $28.5M | +9.2% | |
| Mercer County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $23.2M | −3.4% | |
| Putnam County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Marion County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Ohio County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $18.7M | −4.4% | |
| Fayette County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 1.3 | $7.5M | −5.6% | |
| Wayne County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Preston County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $12.8M | −0.6% | |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Logan County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $5.9M | −6.6% | |
| Marshall County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $12.2M | −4.4% | |
| Hancock County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $12.8M | −4.5% | |
| Jackson County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Randolph County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $10.3M | −3.6% | |
| Mineral County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $11.5M | −0.4% | |
| Mason County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.7% | |
| Nicholas County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $4.5M | −2.9% | |
| Upshur County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% |
Show all 55 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.4% | |
| Mingo County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.7% | |
| Brooke County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.0% | |
| Boone County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.9% | |
| Wyoming County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.1% | |
| Lincoln County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.8% | |
| McDowell County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.9% | |
| Morgan County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.5% | |
| Lewis County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.7% | |
| Taylor County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.4% | |
| Barbour County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Hardy County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.7% | |
| Wetzel County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $5.9M | −4.6% | |
| Roane County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.8% | |
| Monroe County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.8% | |
| Braxton County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Summers County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Grant County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Ritchie County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Webster County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.1% | |
| Tyler County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.0% | |
| Clay County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Doddridge County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Pleasants County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Gilmer County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Tucker County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.1% | |
| Calhoun County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Pendleton County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Wirt County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% |
Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in West Virginia?
There are 28 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in West Virginia as of September 2026. 14 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 118.2% from 2019.
How much do households in West Virginia spend on medical and dental services?
About $732.4M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $26.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 728,655 households in West Virginia and national spending patterns by income.
How does West Virginia compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
West Virginia has 0.4 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $26.2M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, West Virginia would have about 30, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,180 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 118.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
Which market in West Virginia has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in West Virginia, the Huntington-Ashland metro area scores highest, at 52 (upper middle). The one scored county in West Virginia is Kanawha County, at 24 (low). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. West Virginia scores 33 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #40 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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